* create a codecs.nim file for hex/base64 and other encoding conversions
* improve maintenance/readability of hex conversion
* add skeleton of constant-time base64 decoding
* use raw casts
* use raw casts only for same size types
* Hash to Curve: impl expand_message_xmd
* Try to precompute part of hash to curve at compile-time
* sha256 bench - use the new hashes module
* [WIP] smoke test hash to field
* Implement hash_to_field with expected output
* unoptimized hash-to-curve G2 for BLS12-381
* Don't run sanitizer on hash to field as it uses GC-ed strings