Crypto legislation in Australia could be dragged out past 2024 and beyond, with the government seemingly wanting to take its time in order to get a full picture of the industry — internal documents from the government have revealed. The documents, obtained by The Australian Financial Review under Freedom of Information laws, reportedly reveal that the government aims to release consultation papers in the second quarter of 2023, and will hold stakeholder roundtables on crypto licensing and custody in the third quarter. The industry has been waiting to see the next steps of the Australian Labor government's token mapping exercise, which was announced three months after it came into power last year, with submissions closed on Mar. 3. (Cointelegraph)