fix(multi-wallet): walletconnect not reconnecting after page refresh

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Description

Fixed an issue where WalletConnect would not reconnect after page refresh when using multi-wallet

Type of change

• Chore (non-breaking change that addresses non-functional tasks, maintenance, or code quality improvements)
• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)

Associated Issues

For Linear issues: Closes APKT-4176

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This PR includes changesets to release 26 packages

Name	Type
@reown/appkit	Patch
pay-test-exchange	Patch
@reown/appkit-adapter-bitcoin	Patch
@reown/appkit-adapter-ethers	Patch
@reown/appkit-adapter-ethers5	Patch
@reown/appkit-adapter-solana	Patch
@reown/appkit-adapter-ton	Patch
@reown/appkit-adapter-wagmi	Patch
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@reown/appkit-cdn	Patch
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@reown/appkit-codemod	Patch
@reown/appkit-common	Patch
@reown/appkit-controllers	Patch
@reown/appkit-core	Patch
@reown/appkit-experimental	Patch
@reown/appkit-pay	Patch
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@reown/appkit-scaffold-ui	Patch
@reown/appkit-siwe	Patch
@reown/appkit-siwx	Patch
@reown/appkit-testing	Patch
@reown/appkit-ui	Patch
@reown/appkit-universal-connector	Patch
@reown/appkit-wallet	Patch
@reown/appkit-wallet-button	Patch

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