## Issue Addressed
`test_dht_persistence` failing
## Proposed Changes
Bind `NetworkService::start` to an underscore prefixed variable rather than `_`. `_` was causing it to be dropped immediately
This was failing 5/100 times before this update, but I haven't been able to get it to fail after updating it
Co-authored-by: realbigsean <seananderson33@gmail.com>
## Issue Addressed
Closes#1719
## Proposed Changes
Lift the internal `RwLock`s and `Mutex`es from the `Observed*` data structures to resolve the race conditions described in #1719.
Most of this work was done by @paulhauner on his `lift-locks` branch, I merely updated it for the current `master` and checked over it.
## Additional Info
I think it would be prudent to test this on a testnet or two before mainnet launch, just to be sure that the extra lock contention doesn't negatively impact performance.
* Process exits and slashings off the network
* Fix rest_api tests
* Add op verification tests
* Add tests for pruning of slashings in the op pool
* Address Paul's review comments
