# 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><strong>DeFi</strong></td><td>Enable smart contracts for lending, borrowing, and trading of digital assets.</td><td><a href="use-cases/defi">defi</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Art</strong></td><td>Facilitate the artistic creation and trading of digital art as NFTs.</td><td><a href="use-cases/art">art</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Payments</strong></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="use-cases/payments">payments</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Gaming</strong></td><td>Support on-chain economies, verifiable in-game assets as NFTs, and player rewards programs.</td><td><a href="use-cases/gaming">gaming</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>AI</strong></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="use-cases/ai">ai</a></td></tr></tbody></table>