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Record hash
5021afa6d78c29a3b9b1985f1e51b5c6eb7acb66a2fbb10b01e0ec1542ae0704
Content hash
17d0427cfd110dac67a19de334878a03693c9a7d19f2b903914a31de8caf0c2c
Signed by
c6afc19b31429869751f06879c75cd64ea92654423d15b44be775bf1310a60da
Log entry
1,316
Checkpoint
Size 2,123, being published
Bitcoin date
Block 969,698
Created (claimed)
2026-10-03T07:18:02Z — the Bitcoin date is the one that counts