chore: set webpack hashFunction to modern sha256, remove legacy-provider. Fixes #2609

[xnox]

Fixes #2609

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Go Published Test Results

2 144 tests   2 144 ✅  2m 51s ⏱️
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[xnox]

Alternative to this proposal is to upgrade to much newer webpack (v5 or higher) and then set hashFuction to one of the fast available options.

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 82.78%. Comparing base (8405f2e) to head (ea276f0).
Report is 57 commits behind head on master.

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+ Misses       2883     2037     -846     
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E2E Tests Published Test Results

  4 files    4 suites   3h 51m 15s ⏱️
110 tests  99 ✅  6 💤  5 ❌
470 runs  416 ✅ 24 💤 30 ❌

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[zachaller]

thank you for this fix, much cleaner than the workaround