Zilliqa/zq1 v8.2.0rc1

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Scilla Updates

Cherry-picks through(#2879)

• Provide block number to Scilla via IPC instead of blockchain JSON
• Support timestamp in fetchBlockchainInfo for Scilla IPC server
• Support for contract's codehash in Scilla IPC Server
• Support fetching of Chain ID in fetchBlockchainInfo in Scilla IPC server
• Fix broken test case

Seed Nodes

• Download historical data before actual persistence download(#2880)

Code Improvements

• Move templates from .tpp to .cpp with explicit instantiation (#2894)
• Overriding boost with v.1.79 by CMake script (#2908)