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35. Cryptographic Hashing

sha256, keccak256, and hash160.

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Clarity includes built-in hash functions: `sha256`, `sha512`, `keccak256`, `hash160` (RIPEMD160 of SHA256), and `sha512/256`.

clarity
(sha256 0x1234)
(hash160 0x1234)

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