OP could you go into a little more depth about what the worst case scenario is here so it can be understood more widely?

What's the research you're citing? What happens if secp256k1 is broken tomorrow and how does it affect BTC?

Dissemination is an important thing when trying to get a message across about scientific matters. Especially given that for bitcoin to be upgraded without issue a wider user base would need to agree including miners and mining pools most importantly.

It's not necessary that those mining BTC will be knowledgeable in the field of computer science and cryptography though.