EIP-1962: EC arithmetic and pairings with runtime definitions for Shanghai-candidate

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Related: EIP-2537 seems to move forward a lot:

EIP-2537 (BLS12 precompile) discussion thread

Quick update in May 2022: Summary: The implementation of EIP-2537 has been completed and is now in go-ethereum codebase— it is only pending activation of this functionality. Next steps: Enable the precompiles by editing /core/vm/contracts.go, similar to what is done for Byzantine/Istanbul/Berlin: Create a new default set of pre-compiled Ethereum contracts used in the next release, including the new precompiles of EIP-2537. Modify init() and ActivePrecompiles() functions to activate the new p…