In this paper, we introduce a new approach to the generation of binary sequences by applying trace functions to elliptic curves
over GF(2m). We call these sequences elliptic curve pseudorandom sequences (EC-sequence). We determine their periods, distribution of zeros and ones, and linear spans for a class of EC-sequences generated
from supersingular curves. We exhibit a class of EC-sequences which has half period as a lower bound for their linear spans.
EC-sequences can be constructed algebraically and can be generated efficiently in software or hardware by the same methods
that are used for implementation of elliptic curve public-key cryptosystems.