# Crypto's Breakout IP?

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Oct 3, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/cryptos-breakout-ip*

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   Crypto's Breakout IP?
  

  
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Unexceptional Smart Contracts: Revisiting Overlooked Blockchain Code
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       William M. Peaster](https://x.com/wmpeaster)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/10/image---2024-10-03T115233.444-2.png)](https://www.bankless.com/unexceptional-smart-contracts)**What sort of valuable insights lie hidden in old, overlooked smart contracts?**

Recently, artist Takens Theorem repurposed an obscure 2018 ERC20 vulnerability to revive Yigit Duman's *Rothko on Pennies*, a fully onchain NFT artwork that had been rendered invisible. 

It's a prime example of how exploring uncelebrated smart contracts can open pathways to new achievements and experiments. 

*For today's post, let's dive into what exactly happened with Duman's piece, and why it matters in the context of making the exceptional out of the unexceptional in crypto*! 👇

[Read the full analysis](https://www.bankless.com/unexceptional-smart-contracts)
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