Got time to test it today and indeed the column of LED's did not light up... So it seems like there is a problem with my LED matrix or the MAX7219 driver board. Also I wanna say thanks for all the help guys! Really appreciate it!
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Have you tried the arduino code recently as there might be a hardware issue since the last time you tried it?