Convert between text/hex and Base58. Supports Base58Check and alternate alphabets used by Bitcoin, IPFS, Ripple, and Flickr.
Base58 is a binary-to-text encoding that excludes visually similar characters (0, O, I, l). Commonly used in Bitcoin addresses, IPFS CIDs, and Ripple wallet addresses. Base58Check appends a 4-byte SHA-256(SHA-256(data)) checksum before encoding so typos can be detected on decode.