Migrate from `ethers-v5` to `viem`

[piotr-roslaniec]

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Type of PR:

• Refactor

Required reviews:

• 3

What this does:

• Replaces dependency on ethers-v5 with viem
• Introduces signer-provider separation with WalletClient and PublicClient

Why it's needed:

Explain how this PR fits in the greater context of the NuCypher Network. E.g., if this PR address a nucypher/productdev issue, let reviewers know!

Notes for reviewers:

• This is just an initial draft
• Rebased over https://github.com/nucypher/taco-web/pull/445 to keep this PR tested (can drop these commits if needed)
• [ ] Remove remainder of ethers usage
• [ ] Remove typechain usage (based on ethers)
• [ ] Use abitype/zod to validate functionAbi instead of relying on ethers
• Originally drafted in https://github.com/nucypher/taco-web/pull/271

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Codecov Report

Attention: 36 lines in your changes are missing coverage. Please review.

Comparison is base (1a8c590) 88.00% compared to head (1fb32bd) 87.89%.

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packages/taco/src/dkg.ts	33.33%	12 Missing :warning:
packages/pre/src/policy.ts	42.85%	8 Missing :warning:
packages/taco/src/taco.ts	82.05%	6 Missing and 1 partial :warning:
packages/taco/src/conditions/context/providers.ts	92.20%	4 Missing and 2 partials :warning:
packages/taco/src/tdec.ts	86.36%	2 Missing and 1 partial :warning:

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[piotr-roslaniec]

Currently fails due to some incompatibility between viem EIP712 signer and verifier on Ursula's side

Error: Threshold of responses not met; TACo decryption failed with errors: {"0x210eeAC07542F815ebB6FD6689637D8cA2689392":"(<class 'nucypher.network.middleware.RestMiddleware.BadRequest'>, BadRequest('Invalid data provided for context variable: Invalid data provided for \":userAddress\"; KeyError - \\'name\\''), 
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[derekpierre]

Closing as stale.