Missing support for Filecoin codecs
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Description
## Problem
Even when we update to latest `cids` library, when user enters a CID with Filecoin-related codec, they get error because `ipld-filecoin` decoder does not exist:
> 
Test CIDs from https://github.com/multiformats/multihash/issues/129#issuecomment-661040091:
```
baga6ea4seaqggjjfh7whhdoxvhrix6jbcgobmdyhajcimfn33iedcp3kr23gruq
baga6ea4seaqidbk23bub2dmg2hur4aawpe44wzuu2lccflgsbcqaokjzjb7wtgi
bagboea4b5abcax5zbow3g7cyeg3nsvjguqnjkbdibnhhzc3whinr2sousvoijbrb
bagboea4b5abcb245dcsepbaelwd7hrt46itun2mvv5nckntzkg5kf73m2ry4ja7r
```
## Solution
IPLD Explorer already supports Bitcoin and Ethereum (but we dont provide examples – see https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipld-explorer/issues/62):
```
"ipld-bitcoin": "^0.3.0",
"ipld-ethereum": "^4.0.0",
```
I believe IPLD Explorer (included in IPFS WebUI/Desktop and on https://explore.ipld.io) should support Filecoin CIDs .. somehow. Even if it's one sentence with a link to Filecoin-specific tool.
Ref. https://specs.ipld.io/data-structures/filecoin/
@ribasushi @vmx @rvagg – were there any prior/ongoing discussions regarding creating `ipld-filecoin` ?
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