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Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
how to apply for a world record
Have the attempt’s original evidence ready to submit.
How to apply for a world record — Have the attempt’s original evidence ready to submit. Keep each witness’s own statement, timekeeper log, original footage and application paperwork.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Record attempt (largest gathering, fastest route) with witness co-signs and chained checkpoints for the official application
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- Email it to yourself.Email it to myself
Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Record attempt (largest gathering, fastest route) with witness co-signs and chained checkpoints for the official application
Record attempt (largest gathering, fastest route) with witness co-signs and chained checkpoints for the official application
01 · Keep the exact files
Keep each witness’s own statement, timekeeper log, original footage and application paperwork.
Records to keep: Witness co-signs, chained timing checkpoints, signed footage
Record attempt (largest gathering, fastest route) with witness co-signs and chained checkpoints for the official application
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Record attempt (largest gathering, fastest route) with witness co-signs and chained checkpoints for the official application
03 · Keep the evidence
Follow the record body’s current evidence checklist and upload rules. Keep each original file available separately.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
or drop a file here
Real cases: why records made at the time matter.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
UK · 2003
Agree on count evidence before record attempts
Organizers said 23,805 people danced at once, but the record body said their proof was not clear enough. They said it added rules after the event and intended an appeal. The claim failed; the report gives no appeal result.
This is a local news report about a private record body’s decision.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the report ›Canada/UK · 2017
Check witness independence before a record attempt
A runner had live footage and many viewers, but the record body said the main witness was not independent. It rejected the attempt. The runner said she would keep seeking a change.
Based on trade press reporting of a private record body’s decision.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the report ›What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
Fastest Known Time (route records)
Verification: either the original GPS data file (GPX preferred, also TCX, FIT, KML, downloaded directly from the device or manufacturer software) or an activity link (Strava, Garmin Connect, Suunto); original photo files and a trip report encouraged; witnesses not mentioned.
Wants original device files and metadata. A dated fingerprint of the original file could support that but is not requested.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
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Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not show who signed or witnessed, that the witnesses were independent, that the timing or count was right, or that any record body will accept the application.
This cannot establish witness independence, timing accuracy, count or course length, and does not confer a record.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
How many witnesses does Guinness require?
At least two, and they must be independent of the attempt. Timed records also need timekeeper statements, and mass participation records need stewards.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWho counts as an independent witness?
Someone with no tie to the attempter, organizers, participants or venue and no stake in the outcome. In one 2017 case, Guinness refused an attempt because the main witness was not independent.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDo I need a cover letter?
Yes. Guinness says a cover letter is required for all records. It should say who, what, when, where, and how the record was measured, and list your evidence.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerCan the organizer write the witness statements for witnesses to sign?
Guideline texts say statements should come from the witnesses themselves and not be pre-prepared by those involved. Check your record's own guidelines before you submit.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDoes a time receipt count as official proof of a record?
No. It shows your files existed unchanged by a date. Guinness and other bodies decide what they accept, and the Guinness pages we read do not mention timestamps.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerCan I upload a zip of my evidence?
Guinness guidance says files go in one at a time and cannot be compressed, so get a receipt for each file before you upload.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat do route records like fastest known times need?
The original GPS file from your device (GPX, TCX, FIT or KML) or an activity link. Photos should be original files because sharing sites strip metadata.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhy do attempts get rejected?
Reported causes include non-independent witnesses, inconclusive evidence, guidelines not met, and a course that turned out to be the wrong length.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.