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# Use Cases

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Stacks extends Bitcoin's functionality, enabling a variety of decentralized applications. Here are some use cases for you to explore and incite new ideas.

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4>DeFi</h4></td><td>Enable smart contracts for lending, borrowing, and trading of digital assets.</td><td><a href="/pages/sBaii4nWOa1N4xn9FMSn">/pages/sBaii4nWOa1N4xn9FMSn</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Art</h4></td><td>Facilitate the artistic creation and trading of digital art as NFTs.</td><td><a href="/pages/LXjbvv6GHeNpmyk6zON3">/pages/LXjbvv6GHeNpmyk6zON3</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Payments</h4></td><td>Enable fast, Bitcoin-settled transactions using assets like sBTC and STX, with developer tooling support and easy wallet integrations.</td><td><a href="/pages/pS4Vk6tzNWtiESrpmirR">/pages/pS4Vk6tzNWtiESrpmirR</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Gaming</h4></td><td>Support on-chain economies, verifiable in-game assets as NFTs, and player rewards programs.</td><td><a href="/pages/f8uEngpQ1emKuIeTCvnh">/pages/f8uEngpQ1emKuIeTCvnh</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>AI</h4></td><td>AI agents can hold sBTC, sign transactions, manage digital assets, and automate workflows while being bound by Clarity-level constraints</td><td><a href="/pages/nrViiQlz3UNQGD0Lt7U1">/pages/nrViiQlz3UNQGD0Lt7U1</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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