Legislative progress on the U.S. CLARITY Act is signaling a potential turning point for stablecoin regulation. Bipartisan momentum toward a compromise on stablecoin yield mechanisms suggests that lawmakers are increasingly willing to differentiate between speculative crypto assets and functional, yield-bearing stablecoin infrastructure. This regulatory shift, if finalized, would provide the legal clarity required for traditional financial institutions to integrate stablecoins into broader payment and settlement systems without the current cloud of regulatory uncertainty.