Reducing blockchain transaction delay

An apparatus, comprising:

• a trusted execution environment comprising:
• a processor of a trusted execution environment (TEE);
• and
• memory of the TEE coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
• create a trusted direct transaction from a shadow wallet for a digital asset, the shadow wallet associated with a digital asset wallet for a blockchain infrastructure, wherein the shadow wallet is stored in the memory of the TEE and the digital asset wallet is stored outside of the memory of the TEE;
• generating a signed message for the trusted direct transaction, the signed message cryptographically signed by the shadow wallet using a private key for the shadow wallet, the private key generated by the TEE;
• send the signed message as an indication of the trusted direct transaction to a peer;
• mirror, via an application programming interface (API) proxy for the digital asset wallet, the trusted direct transaction in the digital asset wallet;
• and
• transfer a digital asset between the digital asset wallet and a wallet associated with the peer before independent validation of the trusted directed transaction is made by the blockchain infrastructure.