Eggs, basket: The hidden and not-so-hidden risks for companies that invest in bitcoin

Betting on bitcoin seemed like a great idea for MicroStrategy. And then bitcoin dropped again.

This article is by guest author Michael Rapoport. Michael is a business and financial journalist who specializes in stories about accounting, banking, and financial regulation and is a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal. His work has appeared recently in Institutional Investor, Quartz, and Business Insider. Michael is on Twitter as @rapoportmike