There's a bounty of $100M (at the very least) for cracking 256-bit (128-bit strong) elliptic curves. It's called Bitcoin :)
So if they're broken - we'll know that very, very fast.
So if they're broken - we'll know that very, very fast.
Because Bitcoin IS cracking encryption - bitcoins are assigned by doing exactly that.
In Bitcoin, a private key is usually a 256-bit number (giving a key length of at least 512 bits)
On the other hand, I'm sure all the MTgox customers will be happy with your assertion that their $450 million of missing/stolen funds allegedly stolen straight out of the MtGox hot wallet over time, beginning in late 2011. are actually still safe. Not sure they'll agree however.