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Add `SerializedLegacyPublicKey`

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Authored by Martin Habovstiak

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Add `SerializedLegacyPublicKey`

The legacy public keys can be serialized as compressed or uncompressed
which was annoying to deal with since serializing them involved either a
heap alloction or branches. A stack-allocated type holding any key was
needed for a long tim.

This commit finally adds `SerializedLegacyPublicKey` which behaves
similarly to `SerializedSignature` - holding `ArrayVec<u8, 65>` to be
able to represent any of the keys. While this could've been more
efficient, taking advantage of the first byte encoding length, let's
stick with something simple at least for now.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new helper type for storing Bitcoin legacy public keys in their serialized form without needing a heap allocation. It is a routine internal API improvement and does not fix any security bug or change how keys are validated.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as a normal feature/refactoring commit.

Security signals we found

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Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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