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+import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak'
+import { bytesToHex } from 'ethereum-cryptography/utils'
+
+export function payloadToId(
+  publicKey: Uint8Array,
+  payload: Uint8Array
+): string {
+  const hash = keccak256(new Uint8Array([...publicKey, ...payload]))
+  const hex = bytesToHex(hash)
+
+  return `0x${hex}`
+}