Common Prefix audit

[philippecamacho]

Changes must be implemented in this branch https://github.com/EspressoSystems/espresso-sequencer/tree/commonprefix-patch.

• [x] #1816
• [x] #1763
• [x] #1632
• [x] #1728
• [x] ~#1729~
• [x] #1730
• [x] #1731
• [x] #1732
• [x] #1733
• [x] #1734
• [x] #1735
• [x] #1736
• [x] #1737
• [x] #1738
• [x] #1739
• [x] #1740
• [x] #1741
• [x] #1756
• [ ] #1742
• [x] #1743
• [ ] #1744
• [x] #1745
• [x] #1746
• [x] #1747
• [ ] #1748
• [x] #1749
• [x] #1750
• [x] #1751
• [x] #1752
• [x] #1753
• [x] #1754
• [x] #1755