House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should call for a vote on two small business-related bills that would regulations for initial public offerings and crowdfunding, according to a report from The Washington Times. More

Portfolio.com reports that Luan Cox's Crowdnetic has launched GreenUnite in response to what Cox sees as a dearth of crowdfunding sites focusing on eco-friendly projects. More

VentureBeat reports that crowdfunding is starting to serve as a much-needed source of capital for mid-size game makers. More

Musician George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic fame is crowdfunding to preserve recordings and repair his studio, according to IndieGoGo. More

Android-based games initiating crowdfunding efforts include Steampunk Bullet Train and Martial Arts: Capoeira, according to Droid Gamer. More

A Crowdsourcing.org post by Crowdnetic/GoodWorldCreations co-founder and CEO Luan Cox says that some U.S. crowdfunding legislation focuses unduly on fraud, rather than generating capital and creating jobs. More

A report from the Association for U.K. Interactive Entertainment maps out changes to make the U.K. regulatory environment more amenable to crowdfunding efforts. More

A variety of factors influence the effectiveness of crowdfunding efforts, according to TriplePundit. More

Analysis from law firm Davis Wright Tremaine considers the potential of President Obama's support of crowdfunding. More

Sprigster said in a statement that it is launching a crowdfunding platform to help U.S. war veterans raise capital to purchase business franchises. More