Prepare version 0.24.1

[HDauven]

Summary

Prepare dusk-plonk 0.24.1.

• Bump the version, promote the pending changelog and update the comparison links.
• The release carries Parallelize verifier pairing inputs under std #1000 only: the verifier computes its two pairing inputs concurrently under std (Parallelize independent verifier pairing-input computations #1001). The verification equation, transcript, proof format, public API and circuit layouts stay the same, so existing keys and proofs remain valid.
• cargo publish --dry-run passes.

[Copilot]

🟢 Approval recommended

The version and changelog updates are complete, consistent, and correctly scoped to the release.

0 open findings

What changed in this PR

Prepares the dusk-plonk 0.24.1 release containing the verifier concurrency improvement.

Changes:

• Bumps the crate version to 0.24.1.
• Promotes the pending changelog entry and updates comparison links.

File	Description
CHANGELOG.md	Adds the 0.24.1 release and comparison links.
Cargo.toml	Updates the package version to 0.24.1.

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✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 92.25%. Comparing base (7381206) to head (f8414ab).

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[HDauven]

Closing: no 0.24.1 for now. #1000 stays on master and ships with the next plonk release.