Earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) flash crashed to $8,000 on Binance U.S., the American trading platform of the world’s top crypto exchange Binance. What Happened: According to Binance U.S. market data, the Bitcoin to the U.S. dollar trading pair on Binance U.S. flash crashed within a minute from $65,815 to $8,200. This translates to a drop of 87 percent for the world’s top cryptocurrency on the exchange according to cited market data. Popular Twitter trader Crypto Chase said “well done Binance U.S.” and sarcastically commented that it’s a “good thing Americans are forced on to these dogs**t exchanges where they can get completely scammed on unreasonably thin books.” He was referring to the stringent regulation that forced most cryptocurrency exchanges to deploy separate trading platforms for U.S. customers only. Consequently, American crypto traders tend to operate on less liquid cryptocurrency exchanges. After the flash crash, Bitcoin’s level on Binance U.S. “almost …