Bitcoin and U.S. stocks added to earlier gains following Collins’ comments in an interview with the FT.

What to know:
- “We would absolutely be prepared” to address difficult market conditions if needed, said Boston Fed President Susan Collins in an FT interview.
- Currently, said Collins, markets continue to function well and the central bank is not seeing liquidity concerns.
- Bitcoin pushed to just shy of $84,000, up 6% over the past 24 hours, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 extended their Friday advance to nearly 2%.