Bitcoin Observation
An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.
- Observation ID
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019fd4a5-9dae-730f-a701-dfb5de93439d - Capture Method
- Streaming
- Captured At
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Aug 6, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC
Everything Truestamp records about this entropy observation, as a single canonical JSON object.
{
"block_id": "019fd4a6-0dc0-780f-b458-498d927fecad",
"capture_method": "websocket",
"entropy": {
"hash": "00000000000000000001eb8596d2e57bd80b75cea7c75e6d37d2d95a5ced6eaa",
"height": 961229,
"time": 1785979037
},
"entropy_hash": "196d4abe5eef811e1add8b0efca1f03d155b4e104fd4c6385ab3a3363f08ec08",
"id": "019fd4a5-9dae-730f-a701-dfb5de93439d",
"inserted_at": "2026-08-06T01:17:31.438229Z",
"metadata": {},
"metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
"observation_hash": "6ff2a4b70e743d9cd63f81108d041de8c9d831e8e6ffdff1453b18deac1ddbff",
"signature": "Xne6w8DgYiV4mCn63WfhYzu8KSMQmAOY36/ngFZ5cb9p/utAciU7+H0eYAV0Q3A11CEeqMCrXptl34JqVfulCw==",
"signing_key_id": "3c19f776",
"source": "entropy_bitcoin",
"state": "committed"
}Observation
Verifiable entropy captured from an external public source. The canonical JSON representation and its hash are used as input to the blockchain's Merkle tree.
{"hash":"00000000000000000001eb8596d2e57bd80b75cea7c75e6d37d2d95a5ced6eaa","height":961229,"time":1785979037}196d4abe5eef811e1add8b0efca1f03d155b4e104fd4c6385ab3a3363f08ec08
6ff2a4b70e743d9cd63f81108d041de8c9d831e8e6ffdff1453b18deac1ddbff
SHA-256 composite hash binding the entropy data, metadata, and signing key id. This is the value placed as a leaf in the block's Merkle tree, and the value covered by the signature below.
Observation ID: 019fd4a5-9dae-730f-a701-dfb5de93439d
Time Delta
Bitcoin blocks include a timestamp that represents when miners claim the block was created. However, Bitcoin's consensus rules allow block timestamps to vary from actual wall clock time. This section shows the time difference between the block's timestamp and when Truestamp captured it.
Aug 6, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC
Timestamp embedded in Bitcoin block 961229
Aug 6, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC
Real-time capture via WebSocket
15 seconds
Source timestamp was 15 seconds behind capture time
Interpretation: A positive delta (block time ahead of capture) is normal and expected. Large deltas (several minutes or hours) may indicate clock synchronization issues with miners or intentional timestamp manipulation within consensus rules.
Signature Verification
Truestamp signed this observation's hash at capture. Verify the signature in any Ed25519 verifier using the observation hash, public key, and signature shown below. The active public key is also published at https://www.truestamp.com/.well-known/keyring.json.
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