Mention the Nix binary cache for faster builds. #2085
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This PR mentions the Nix binary cache in the README.md and links to the respective installation instructions.
Without the binary cache, Nix tries to build the project dependencies, including GHC and Cabal, from source, which can take very long.
See runtimeverification/evm-semantics#1074 (comment).
Unfortunately, I referenced the wrong ticket in the commit message. Should I prepare a new PR?