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Proof: N1bn ransom, bomb threat keep 20 NYSC corps members in captivity

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-10-04T16:20:57Z","headline":"N1bn ransom, bomb threat keep 20 NYSC corps members in captivity","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"businessday","url":"https://businessday.ng/news/article/n1bn-ransom-ied-threat-keep-20-nysc-corps-members-in-captivity/","v":1}

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296ade103c12d44fcca0b0ab699a4189f82170cc83116074ce90b2f49aa0c607

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969872, mined 2026-10-04 16:29 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-04 16:23 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-04 16:20 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-296ade103c12.json prints 296ade103c12d44fcca0b0ab699a4189f82170cc83116074ce90b2f49aa0c607. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-296ade103c12.json and headline-296ade103c12.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-296ade103c12.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 1 min after it was first seen.