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mention we're not using multibase for peer-ids

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Yusef Napora
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@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ This encoding is sometimes abbreviated as `base58btc`.
An example of a `base58btc` encoded SHA256 peer id: `QmYyQSo1c1Ym7orWxLYvCrM2EmxFTANf8wXmmE7DWjhx5N`.
Note that some projects using libp2p will prefix "base encoded" strings with a
[multibase](https://github.com/multiformats/multibase) code that identifies the encoding base and alphabet.
Peer ids do not use multibase, and can be assumed to be encoded as `base58btc`.
## How Keys are Encoded and Messages Signed
Four key types are supported: