THE BIFROST ARCHITECTURE v2
Hofund, Synapses, Ports of Entry, and Hall of Records
Innovation #53: Unified Identity and Credential Routing System
November 27, 2025 (Updated)
THE CORE INSIGHT
When YOU scan SOMEONE ELSE’s QR → You go where THEY configured it When YOU scan YOUR OWN QR → You enter YOUR Bifrost Bridge (control panel)
The QR doesn’t care who’s scanning. The SYSTEM knows who’s scanning.
HOFUND: THE ROUTING DIAL
What It Is
Hofund = Heimdall’s sword that controls the Bifrost in Norse mythology
In our system: The TV dial that Members turn to configure where their QR routes.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ HOFUND │
│ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ ┌──────┤ ◉ CLICK ◉ ├──────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ └─────────────┘ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ ┌──────┴──────┐ ┌──────┴──────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ Channel 1 │ │ Channel 5 │ │
│ │ Portfolio │ │ Etsy Shop │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ ┌──────┴──────┐ ┌──────┴──────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ Channel 2 │ │ Channel 6 │ │
│ │ HexIsle │ │ YouTube │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ ┌──────┴──────┐ ┌──────┴──────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ Channel 3 │ │ Channel 7 │ │
│ │ Commissions│ │ Custom │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌──────┴──────┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Channel 4 │ ← Currently Selected │
│ │ Kickstarter│ │
│ │ ● │ │
│ └─────────────┘ │
│ │
│ "Turn the dial. Change the destination." │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Per-QR Configuration
You can have MULTIPLE medallions, each with its OWN Hofund setting:
MY HOFUND SETTINGS
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
MEDALLION: The 2nd Second (Founder's Circle)
├── Current Channel: Kickstarter Campaign
└── [Change Dial]
MEDALLION: HexIsle (Beta Tester)
├── Current Channel: My Game Progress
└── [Change Dial]
MEDALLION: My Custom Project
├── Current Channel: Commission Form
└── [Change Dial]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE SCANNING LOGIC
When Someone Else Scans YOUR QR
SOMEONE ELSE scans YOUR medallion QR
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ BIFROST ROUTING │
│ │
│ 1. Decode QR → medallion_id │
│ 2. Look up OWNER of medallion │
│ 3. Get OWNER's Hofund setting │
│ 4. Route scanner to that channel │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
YOUR configured destination
(Kickstarter, Portfolio, etc.)
They see what YOU want them to see.
When YOU Scan YOUR OWN QR
YOU scan YOUR OWN medallion QR
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ BIFROST ROUTING │
│ │
│ 1. Decode QR → medallion_id │
│ 2. Look up OWNER of medallion │
│ 3. OWNER matches SCANNER │
│ 4. → OPEN BIFROST BRIDGE │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ YOUR BIFROST BRIDGE │
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ GO TO │ │ CHANGE │ │
│ │ Channel │ │ HOFUND │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ VIEW │ │ EDIT │ │
│ │ SYNAPSE │ │ PROFILE │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ HALL │ │ MY │ │
│ │ OF │ │ MEDALS │ │
│ │ RECORDS │ │ │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
You get the control panel. You can interact, navigate, configure.
ALL PORTALS (Domains)
Primary Portals
| Domain | Purpose | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| the2ndsecond.com | Main public portal | Backers, general public |
| lianabanyan.com | Corporate/Operations | B2B, team, enterprise |
| hexisle.com | Game portal | Players, learners |
| tereno.app | Creation portal | Creators, builders |
Supporting Domains (All Owned)
| Domain | Routes To | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| lianabanyan.org | lianabanyan.com | Nonprofit/community arm |
| lianabanyan.net | lianabanyan.com | Network/infrastructure |
| lianabanyan.biz | lianabanyan.com | Business/enterprise |
| the2ndsecond.org | the2ndsecond.com | Community/nonprofit |
| the2ndsecond.net | the2ndsecond.com | Network backup |
| the2ndsecond.biz | the2ndsecond.com | Business backup |
| 2ndsecond.org | the2ndsecond.com | Typo catch |
| 2ndsecond.net | the2ndsecond.com | Typo catch |
| 2ndsecond.biz | the2ndsecond.com | Typo catch |
All roads lead to the Bifrost.
COMPLETE ROUTING MAP
ANY QR SCANNED
│
▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ BIFROST │
│ GATEWAY │
└────────┬────────┘
│
┌──────────────┴──────────────┐
│ │
▼ ▼
┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐
│ SCANNER ≠ │ │ SCANNER = │
│ OWNER │ │ OWNER │
└───────┬────────┘ └───────┬────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐
│ GET OWNER'S │ │ OPEN BIFROST │
│ HOFUND SETTING │ │ BRIDGE │
└───────┬─────────┘ └───────┬─────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ ROUTE TO OWNER'S │ │ CONTROL PANEL │
│ CONFIGURED │ │ │
│ DESTINATION │ │ • Go to Channel │
│ │ │ • Change Hofund │
│ Examples: │ │ • View Synapse │
│ • Portfolio │ │ • Edit Profile │
│ • Kickstarter │ │ • Hall of Records │
│ • YouTube │ │ • My Medallions │
│ • Custom URL │ │ │
│ │ │ │
└────────────────────┘ └────────────────────┘
HOW THE SYSTEM KNOWS WHO’S SCANNING
Option 1: Logged-In Browser
- User is logged into Liana Banyan
- Cookie/session identifies them
- System knows scanner identity
Option 2: Device Recognition
- Previously authenticated device
- Fingerprint stored securely
- System recognizes returning scanner
Option 3: Prompt to Identify
- Unknown scanner
- Prompt: “Log in to access your Bifrost Bridge”
- OR: Continue as guest → Go to owner’s destination
Option 4: Wallet Connection
- Scan prompts wallet connection
- Wallet address = identity
- Blockchain-verified ownership
EXAMPLE SCENARIOS
Scenario 1: Stranger Scans Your Medallion
You: Jonathan, Founder’s Circle member Hofund Setting: Kickstarter Campaign
Stranger scans your physical medallion at a conference:
- Bifrost decodes QR
- Looks up: “This medallion belongs to Jonathan”
- Gets Jonathan’s Hofund setting: “Kickstarter”
- Routes stranger → kickstarter.com/projects/liana-banyan/…
Stranger sees your Kickstarter. That’s what you wanted.
Scenario 2: You Scan Your Own Medallion
You: Jonathan, Founder’s Circle member
You scan your own medallion:
- Bifrost decodes QR
- Looks up: “This medallion belongs to Jonathan”
- Checks: “Scanner IS Jonathan”
- Opens YOUR Bifrost Bridge control panel
- You can: navigate, configure, manage
You get the dashboard. Full control.
Scenario 3: You Scan Someone Else’s Medallion
Them: Sarah, HexIsle Beta Tester Sarah’s Hofund Setting: Her HexIsle Game Progress
You scan Sarah’s medallion:
- Bifrost decodes QR
- Looks up: “This medallion belongs to Sarah”
- Gets Sarah’s Hofund setting: “HexIsle Progress”
- Routes you → hexisle.com/player/sarah/progress
You see what Sarah wants you to see.
HOFUND CHANNEL OPTIONS
Default Channels (Pre-Configured)
| Channel | Destination |
|---|---|
| 1 | My Portfolio |
| 2 | My Projects |
| 3 | My Achievements |
| 4 | Platform Home |
| 5 | Hall of Records Entry |
Custom Channels (Member-Created)
| Channel | Destination |
|---|---|
| 6 | My Etsy Store |
| 7 | My YouTube Channel |
| 8 | My Commission Form |
| 9 | My Linktree |
| 10 | Any URL You Want |
Per-Medallion Configuration
Each medallion can have a DIFFERENT Hofund setting:
MY MEDALLIONS & HOFUND SETTINGS
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🏅 The 2nd Second (Founder)
└── Hofund: Channel 4 → Kickstarter Campaign
🎮 HexIsle (Beta Tester)
└── Hofund: Channel 2 → My Game Progress
🎨 Custom Art Project
└── Hofund: Channel 8 → Commission Form
🎵 Music Collab
└── Hofund: Channel 7 → YouTube Channel
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE NAMES (Final)
| Component | Name | Metaphor |
|---|---|---|
| Routing Layer | Bifrost | Rainbow bridge connecting realms |
| Configuration Dial | Hofund | Heimdall’s sword, controls the Bifrost |
| Landing Pages | Ports of Entry | Different gates to the park |
| Templates | Cue Cards | Audience-specific designs |
| Control Panel | Bifrost Bridge | Where you steer from |
| Registry | Hall of Records | Archive of all innovations |
| Unified Identity | Synapse | All credentials combined |
| Platform | Cephas | The destination realm |
VISUAL: THE TV DIAL
╭─────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ HOFUND │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ ╭─────────╮ │ │
│ │ │ ●────┼───┼──→ CH 4│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ ╰────┼────╯ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ 1 2 3 4 5 6 │ │
│ │ │ │
│ └─────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Current: Kickstarter Campaign │
│ │
│ [Turn Dial] [Add Channel] │
│ │
╰─────────────────────────────────╯
BLOCKCHAIN VERIFICATION
How It All Connects
QR CODE
│
│ contains
▼
MEDALLION_ID
│
│ lookup
▼
BLOCKCHAIN (ERC-1155)
│
│ returns
▼
OWNER ADDRESS
│
│ lookup
▼
SYNAPSE DATABASE
│
│ returns
▼
HOFUND SETTINGS
│
│ route
▼
DESTINATION
The Proof Chain
- QR encodes medallion_id
- Blockchain proves who owns that medallion
- Synapse stores their Hofund configuration
- Bifrost routes based on that configuration
- Scanner arrives at owner’s chosen destination
Immutable. Verifiable. Owner-controlled.
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
Authentication Options
For “Scanner = Owner” detection:
async function handleScan(medallionId) {
// 1. Get medallion owner from blockchain
const owner = await contract.ownerOf(medallionId);
// 2. Get current user (if logged in)
const currentUser = await auth.getCurrentUser();
// 3. Compare
if (currentUser && currentUser.wallet === owner) {
// Open Bifrost Bridge (control panel)
return openBifrostBridge(currentUser);
} else {
// Get owner's Hofund setting and route there
const hofundChannel = await getHofundSetting(medallionId);
return routeToChannel(hofundChannel);
}
}
Hofund Storage
// In Synapse database
{
memberId: "LB-000001",
wallet: "0x7a3B...9f2E",
medallions: [
{
id: 100,
name: "The 2nd Second - Founder's Circle",
hofund: {
channel: 4,
destination: "https://kickstarter.com/projects/liana-banyan/..."
}
},
{
id: 102,
name: "HexIsle - Beta Tester",
hofund: {
channel: 2,
destination: "https://hexisle.com/player/LB-000001/progress"
}
}
]
}
SUMMARY
Bifrost = Master routing layer Hofund = The dial you turn to set where YOUR QR routes Ports of Entry = Audience-specific landing pages Synapses = Your complete identity + credentials + settings
When THEY scan YOUR QR → They go where YOUR Hofund points When YOU scan YOUR QR → You enter YOUR Bifrost Bridge
All domains route through Bifrost:
- lianabanyan.com / .org / .net / .biz
- the2ndsecond.com / .org / .net / .biz
- 2ndsecond.org / .net / .biz
- hexisle.com
- tereno.app
One infrastructure. Infinite destinations. Owner-controlled.
Innovation #53: The Bifrost Architecture Hofund • Synapses • Ports of Entry • Hall of Records
“Turn the dial. Change the destination.”