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Move U256 to shared include and use include! in pow

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Authored by Mitchell Bagot

85/100 · Strong
Move U256 to shared include and use include! in pow

As part of stabilising the proof-of-work types, various functionality
needs to be computed in bitcoin without access to the inner type.
Since U256 should not be in the public API, the U256 struct logic
needs to be (at least partially) duplicated. In order to avoid having
multiple direct copies of the same code, we can use the include!
macro with a shared file.

Add include/u256.rs and move U256 struct definition to it. Use
include! to retain the logic in bitcoin's pow module.
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What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a pure code reorganization: it moves the internal U256 256-bit integer implementation from one file into a shared include file and pulls it back in with Rust's include! macro. No behavior changes, no bug fixes, and no security-relevant changes are visible.

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No security action required; this is a refactoring commit. Continue normal review and testing.

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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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