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Adjust pow impls to remove private access

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Authored by Mitchell Bagot

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Adjust pow impls to remove private access

With the move to units, the use of the Target() and Work() constructors
will no longer be possible, and neither will access to the inner U256.
However, since these types retain the to_/from_le_bytes, we can convert
them to the locally include!d U256 to perform the various complex
operations on them.

Convert all functions in TargetExt and WorkExt to use to_/from_le_bytes
instead of directly constructing or accessing the inner U256.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine internal refactoring change in the rust-bitcoin library. It replaces direct access to the internal numeric value of Target and Work types with conversions through public byte-array methods, so the library can keep working after those types move to a different crate. There is no user-facing behavior change and no security fix.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal code maintenance; review only if you are tracking the broader 'units' crate migration.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

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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