John Caldwell, also known as VegSurfer, is a Partner at Wave Financial, including launching the first SEC registered NFT Fund that actually collects and holds NFTs. He is also a founding member of Unicorn DAO and Unicorn X. Before Wave Financial, he was a successful NFT collector, degen, and Layer 1 business developer. He is an avid surfer, environmentalist, and animal rights advocate. He has contributed to efforts to increase inclusivity in web 3 and to support Ukrainian resistance to Russian agression using crypto and NFTs. His network spans anonymous NFT thought leaders, political activists, artists, musicians, and developers. He has curated, moderated and spoken on panels for major crypto conferences and advises on metaverse strategy for a range of companies and organizations.